27) Sūrat An-Naml

Ţā-Sīn Tilka 'Āyātu Al-Qur'āni Wa Kitābin Mubīnin 027.001 These are verses of the Qur'an,-a book that makes (things) clear;
Hudáan Wa Bushrá Lilmu'uminīna 027.002 A guide: and glad tidings for the believers,-
Al-Ladhīna Yuqīmūna Aş-Şalāata Wa Yu'utūna Az-Zakāata Wa Hum Bil-'Ākhirati Hum Yūqinūna 027.003 Those who establish regular prayers and give in regular charity, and also have (full) assurance of the hereafter.
'Inna Al-Ladhīna Lā Yu'uminūna Bil-'Ākhirati Zayyannā Lahum 'A`mālahum Fahum Ya`mahūna 027.004 As to those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds pleasing in their eyes; and so they wander about in distraction.
'Ūlā'ika Al-Ladhīna Lahum Sū'u Al-`Adhābi Wa Hum Fī Al-'Ākhirati Humu Al-'Akhsarūna 027.005 Such are they for whom a grievous Penalty is (waiting); and in the Hereafter theirs will be the greatest loss.
Wa 'Innaka Latulaqqá Al-Qur'āna Min Ladun Ĥakīmin `Alīmin 027.006 As to thee, the Qur'an is bestowed upon thee from the presence of one who is wise and all-knowing.
'Idh Qāla Mūsá Li'hlihi 'Innī 'Ānastu Nārāan Sa'ātīkum Minhā Bikhabarin 'Aw 'Ātīkum Bishihābin Qabasin La`allakum Taşţalūna 027.007 Behold! Moses said to his family: "I perceive a fire; soon will I bring you from there some information, or I will bring you a burning brand to light our fuel, that ye may warn yourselves.
Falammā Jā'ahā Nūdiya 'Anrika Man An-Nāri Wa Man Ĥawlahā Wa Subĥāna Al-Lahi Rabbi Al-`Ālamīna 027.008 But when he came to the (fire), a voice was heard: "Blessed are those in the fire and those around: and glory to God, the Lord of the worlds.
Yā Mūsá 'Innahu 'Anā Al-Lahu Al-`Azīzu Al-Ĥakīmu 027.009 "O Moses! verily, I am God, the exalted in might, the wise!....
Wa 'Alqi `Aşāka Falammā Ra'āhā Tahtazzu Ka'annahā Jānnun Wallá Mudbirāan Wa Lam Yu`aqqib Yā Mūsá Lā Takhaf 'Innī Lā Yakhāfu Ladayya Al-Mursalūna 027.010 "Now do thou throw thy rod!" But when he saw it moving (of its own accord)as if it had been a snake, he turned back in retreat, and retraced not his steps: "O Moses!" (it was said), "Fear not: truly, in My presence, those called as apostles have no fear,-
'Illā Man Žalama Thumma Baddala Ĥusnāan Ba`da Sū'in Fa'innī Ghafūrun Raĥīmun 027.011 "But if any have done wrong and have thereafter substituted good to take the place of evil, truly, I am Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Wa 'Adkhil Yadaka Fī Jaybika Takhruj Bayđā'a Min Ghayri Sū'in Fī Tis`i 'Āyātin 'Ilá Fir`awna Wa Qawmihi 'Innahum Kānū Qawmāan Fāsiqīna 027.012 "Now put thy hand into thy bosom, and it will come forth white without stain (or harm): (these are) among the nine Signs (thou wilt take) to Pharaoh and his people: for they are a people rebellious in transgression."
Falammā Jā'at/hum 'Āyātunā Mubşiratan Qālū Hādhā Siĥrun Mubīnun 027.013 But when Our Signs came to them, that should have opened their eyes, they said: "This is sorcery manifest!"
Wa Jaĥadū Bihā Wa Astayqanat/hā 'Anfusuhum Žulmāan Wa `Ulūwāannžur Kayfa Kāna `Āqibatu Al-Mufsidīna 027.014 And they rejected those Signs in iniquity and arrogance, though their souls were convinced thereof: so see what was the end of those who acted corruptly!
Wa Laqad 'Ātaynā Dāwūda Wa Sulaymāna `Ilmāan Wa Qālā Al-Ĥamdu Lillahi Al-Ladhī Fađđalanā `Alá Kathīrin Min `Ibādihi Al-Mu'uminīna 027.015 We gave (in the past) knowledge to David and Solomon: And they both said: "Praise be to God, Who has favoured us above many of his servants who believe!"
Wa Waritha Sulaymānu Dāwūda Wa Qāla Yā 'Ayyuhā An-Nāsu `Ullimnā Manţiqa Aţ-Ţayri Wa 'Ūtīnā Min Kulli Shay'in 'Inna Hādhā Lahuwa Al-Fađlu Al-Mubīnu 027.016 And Solomon was David's heir. He said: "O ye people! We have been taught the speech of birds, and on us has been bestowed (a little) of all things: this is indeed Grace manifest (from God.)"
Wa Ĥushira Lisulaymāna Junūduhu Mina Al-Jinni Wa Al-'Insi Wa Aţ-Ţayri Fahum Yūza`ūna 027.017 And before Solomon were marshalled his hosts,- of Jinns and men and birds, and they were all kept in order and ranks.
Ĥattá 'Idhā 'Ataw `Alá Wādī An-Namli Qālat Namlatun Yā 'Ayyuhā An-Namlu Adkhulū Masākinakum Lā Yaĥţimannakum Sulaymānu Wa Junūduhu Wa Hum Lā Yash`urūna 027.018 At length, when they came to a (lowly) valley of ants, one of the ants said: "O ye ants, get into your habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you (under foot) without knowing it."
Fatabassama Đāĥikāan Min Qawlihā Wa Qāla Rabbi 'Awzi`nī 'An 'Ashkura Ni`mataka Allatī 'An`amta `Alayya Wa `Alá Wa A-Dayya Wa 'An 'A`mala Şāliĥāan Tarđāhu Wa 'Adkhilnī Biraĥmatika Fī `Ibādika Aş-Şāliĥīna 027.019 So he smiled, amused at her speech; and he said: "O my Lord! so order me that I may be grateful for Thy favours, which thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may work the righteousness that will please Thee: And admit me, by Thy Grace, to the ranks of Thy righteous Servants."
Wa Tafaqqada Aţ-Ţayra Faqāla Mā Lī Lā 'Ará Al-Hud/huda 'Am Kāna Mina Al-Ghā'ibīna 027.020 And he took a muster of the Birds; and he said: "Why is it I see not the Hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees?
La'u`adhdhibannahu `Adhābāan Shadīdāan 'Aw La'adhbaĥannahu 'Aw Laya'tiyanī Bisulţānin Mubīnin 027.021 "I will certainly punish him with a severe penalty, or execute him, unless he bring me a clear reason (for absence)."
Famakatha Ghayra Ba`īdin Faqāla 'Aĥaţtu Bimā Lam Tuĥiţ Bihi Wa Ji'tuka Min Saba'iin Binaba'iin Yaqīnin 027.022 But the Hoopoe tarried not far: he (came up and) said: "I have compassed (territory) which thou hast not compassed, and I have come to thee from Saba with tidings true.
'Innī Wa Jadttu Amra'atan Tamlikuhum Wa 'Ūtiyat Min Kulli Shay'in Wa Lahā `Arshun `Ažīmun 027.023 "I found (there) a woman ruling over them and provided with every requisite; and she has a magnificent throne.
Wa Jadtuhā Wa Qawmahā Yasjudūna Lilshshamsi Min Dūni Al-Lahi Wa Zayyana Lahumu Ash-Shayţānu 'A`mālahum Faşaddahum `Ani As-Sabīli Fahum Lā Yahtadūna 027.024 "I found her and her people worshipping the sun besides God: Satan has made their deeds seem pleasing in their eyes, and has kept them away from the Path,- so they receive no guidance,-
'Allā Yasjudū Lillahi Al-Ladhī Yukhriju Al-Khab'a Fī As-Samāwāti Wa Al-'Arđi Wa Ya`lamu Mā Tukhfūna Wa Mā Tu`linūna 027.025 "(Kept them away from the Path), that they should not worship God, Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what ye hide and what ye reveal.
Al-Lahu Lā 'Ilāha 'Illā Huwa Rabbu Al-`Arshi Al-`Ažīmi 027.026 "God!- there is no god but He!- Lord of the Throne Supreme!"
Qāla Sananžuru 'Aşadaqta 'Am Kunta Mina Al-Kādhibīna 027.027 (Solomon) said: "Soon shall we see whether thou hast told the truth or lied!
Adh/hab Bikitābī Hādhā Fa'alqih 'Ilayhim Thumma Tawalla `Anhum Fānžur Mādhā Yarji`ūna 027.028 "Go thou, with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them: then draw back from them, and (wait to) see what answer they return"...
Qālat Yā 'Ayyuhā Al-Mala'u 'Innī 'Ulqiya 'Ilayya Kitābun Karīmun 027.029 (The queen) said: "Ye chiefs! here is delivered to me - a letter worthy of respect.
'Innahu Min Sulaymāna Wa 'Innahu Bismi Al-Lahi Ar-Raĥmāni Ar-Raĥīmi 027.030 "It is from Solomon, and is (as follows): 'In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful:
'Allā Ta`lū `Alayya Wa 'Tūnī Muslimīna 027.031 "'Be ye not arrogant against me, but come to me in submission (to the true Religion).'"
Qālat Yā 'Ayyuhā Al-Mala'u 'Aftūnī Fī 'Amrī Mā Kuntu Qāţi`atan 'Amrāan Ĥattá Tash/hadūni 027.032 She said: "Ye chiefs! advise me in (this) my affair: no affair have I decided except in your presence."
Qālū Naĥnu 'Ūlū Qūwatin Wa 'Ūlū Ba'sin Shadīdin Wa Al-'Amru 'Ilayki Fānžurī Mādhā Ta'murīna 027.033 They said: "We are endued with strength, and given to vehement war: but the command is with thee; so consider what thou wilt command."
Qālat 'Inna Al-Mulūka 'Idhā Dakhalū Qaryatan 'Afsadūhā Wa Ja`alū 'A`izzata 'Ahlihā 'Adhillatan Wa Kadhalika Yaf`alūna 027.034 She said: "Kings, when they enter a country, despoil it, and make the noblest of its people its meanest thus do they behave.
Wa 'Innī Mursilatun 'Ilayhim Bihadīyatin Fanāžiratun Bima Yarji`u Al-Mursalūna 027.035 "But I am going to send him a present, and (wait) to see with what (answer) return (my) ambassadors."
Falammā Jā'a Sulaymāna Qāla 'Atumiddūnani Bimālin Famā 'Ātāniya Al-Lahu Khayrun Mimmā 'Ātākum Bal 'Antum Bihadīyatikum Tafraĥūna 027.036 Now when (the embassy) came to Solomon, he said: "Will ye give me abundance in wealth? But that which God has given me is better than that which He has given you! Nay it is ye who rejoice in your gift!
Arji` 'Ilayhim Falana'tiyannahum Bijunūdin Lā Qibala Lahum Bihā Wa Lanukhrijannahum Minhā 'Adhillatan Wa Hum Şāghirūna 027.037 "Go back to them, and be sure we shall come to them with such hosts as they will never be able to meet: We shall expel them from there in disgrace, and they will feel humbled (indeed)."
Qāla Yā 'Ayyuhā Al-Mala'u 'Ayyukum Ya'tīnī Bi`arshihā Qabla 'An Ya'tūnī Muslimīna 027.038 He said (to his own men): "Ye chiefs! which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?"
Qāla `Ifrytun Mina Al-Jinni 'Anā 'Ātīka Bihi Qabla 'An Taqūma Min Maqāmika Wa 'Innī `Alayhi Laqawīyun 'Amīnun 027.039 Said an 'Ifrit, of the Jinns: "I will bring it to thee before thou rise from thy council: indeed I have full strength for the purpose, and may be trusted."
Qāla Al-Ladhī `Indahu `Ilmun Mina Al-Kitābi 'Anā 'Ātīka Bihi Qabla 'An Yartadda 'Ilayka Ţarfuka Falammā Ra'āhu Mustaqirrāan `Indahu Qāla Hādhā Min Fađli Rabbī Liyabluwanī 'A'ashkuru 'Am 'Akfuru Wa Man Shakara Fa'innamā Yashkuru Linafsihi Wa Man Kafara Fa'inna Rabbī Ghanīyun Karīmun 027.040 Said one who had knowledge of the Book: "I will bring it to thee within the twinkling of an eye!" Then when (Solomon) saw it placed firmly before him, he said: "This is by the Grace of my Lord!- to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! and if any is grateful, truly his gratitude is (a gain) for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honour !"
Qāla Nakkirū Lahā `Arshahā Nanžur 'Atahtadī 'Am Takūnu Mina Al-Ladhīna Lā Yahtadūna 027.041 He said: "Transform her throne out of all recognition by her: let us see whether she is guided (to the truth) or is one of those who receive no guidance."
Falammā Jā'at Qīla 'Ahakadhā `Arshuki Qālat Ka'annahu Huwa Wa 'Ūtīnā Al-`Ilma Min Qablihā Wa Kunnā Muslimīna 027.042 So when she arrived, she was asked, "Is this thy throne?" She said, "It was just like this; and knowledge was bestowed on us in advance of this, and we have submitted to God (in Islam)."
Wa Şaddahā Mā Kānat Ta`budu Min Dūni Al-Lahi 'Innahā Kānat Min Qawmin Kāfirīna 027.043 And he diverted her from the worship of others besides God: for she was (sprung) of a people that had no faith.
Qīla Lahā Adkhulī Aş-Şarĥa Falammā Ra'at/hu Ĥasibat/hu Lujjatan Wa Kashafat `An Sāqayhā Qāla 'Innahu Şarĥun Mumarradun Min Qawārīra Qālat Rabbi 'Innī Žalamtu Nafsī Wa 'Aslamtu Ma`a Sulaymāna Lillahi Rabbi Al-`Ālamīna 027.044 She was asked to enter the lofty Palace: but when she saw it, she thought it was a lake of water, and she (tucked up her skirts), uncovering her legs. He said: "This is but a palace paved smooth with slabs of glass." She said: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul: I do (now) submit (in Islam), with Solomon, to the Lord of the Worlds."
Wa Laqad 'Arsalnā 'Ilá Thamūda 'Akhāhum Şāliĥāan 'Ani A`budū Al-Laha Fa'idhā Hum Farīqāni Yakhtaşimūna 027.045 We sent (aforetime), to the Thamud, their brother Salih, saying, "Serve God": But behold, they became two factions quarrelling with each other.
Qāla Yā Qawmi Lima Tasta`jilūna Bis-Sayyi'ati Qabla Al-Ĥasanati Lawlā Tastaghfirūna Al-Laha La`allakum Turĥamūna 027.046 He said: "O my people! why ask ye to hasten on the evil in preference to the good? If only ye ask God for forgiveness, ye may hope to receive mercy.
Qālū Aţţayyarnā Bika Wa Biman Ma`aka Qāla Ţā'irukum `Inda Al-Lahi Bal 'Antum Qawmun Tuftanūna 027.047 They said: "Ill omen do we augur from thee and those that are with thee". He said: "Your ill omen is with God; yea, ye are a people under trial."
Wa Kāna Fī Al-Madīnati Tis`atu Rahţin Yufsidūna Fī Al-'Arđi Wa Lā Yuşliĥūna 027.048 There were in the city nine men of a family, who made mischief in the land, and would not reform.
Qālū Taqāsamū Bil-Lahi Lanubayyitannahu Wa 'Ahlahu Thumma Lanaqūlanna Liwalīyihi Mā Shahidnā Mahlika 'Ahlihi Wa 'Innā Laşādiqūna 027.049 They said: "Swear a mutual oath by God that we shall make a secret night attack on him and his people, and that we shall then say to his heir (when he seeks vengeance): 'We were not present at the slaughter of his people, and we are positively telling the truth.'"
Wa Makarū Makrāan Wa Makarnā Makrāan Wa Hum Lā Yash`urūna 027.050 They plotted and planned, but We too planned, even while they perceived it not.
nžur Kayfa Kāna `Āqibatu Makrihim 'Annā Dammarnāhum Wa Qawmahum 'Ajma`īna 027.051 Then see what was the end of their plot!- this, that We destroyed them and their people, all (of them).
Fatilka Buyūtuhum Khāwiyatan Bimā Žalamū 'Inna Fī Dhālika La'āyatan Liqawmin Ya`lamūna 027.052 Now such were their houses, - in utter ruin, - because they practised wrong-doing. Verily in this is a Sign for people of knowledge.
Wa 'Anjaynā Al-Ladhīna 'Āmanū Wa Kānū Yattaqūna 027.053 And We saved those who believed and practised righteousness.
Wa Lūţāan 'Idh Qāla Liqawmihi 'Ata'tūna Al-Fāĥishata Wa 'Antum Tubşirūna 027.054 (We also sent) Lut (as an apostle): behold, He said to his people, "Do ye do what is shameful though ye see (its iniquity)?
'A'innakum Lata'tūna Ar-Rijāla Shahwatan Min Dūni An-Nisā' Bal 'Antum Qawmun Tajhalūna 027.055 Would ye really approach men in your lusts rather than women? Nay, ye are a people (grossly) ignorant!
Famā Kāna Jawāba Qawmihi 'Illā 'An Qālū 'Akhrijū 'Āla Lūţin Min Qaryatikum 'Innahum 'Unāsun Yataţahharūna 027.056 But his people gave no other answer but this: they said, "Drive out the followers of Lut from your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!"
Fa'anjaynāhu Wa 'Ahlahu 'Illā Amra'atahu Qaddarnāhā Mina Al-Ghābirīna 027.057 But We saved him and his family, except his wife; her We destined to be of those who lagged behind.
Wa 'Amţarnā `Alayhim Maţarāan Fasā'a Maţaru Al-Mundharīna 027.058 And We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!
Quli Al-Ĥamdu Lillahi Wa Salāmun `Alá `Ibādihi Al-Ladhīna Aşţafá 'Āālllahu Khayrun 'Ammā Yushrikūna 027.059 Say: Praise be to God, and Peace on his servants whom He has chosen (for his Message). (Who) is better?- God or the false gods they associate (with Him)?
'Amman Khalaqa As-Samāwāti Wa Al-'Arđa Wa 'Anzala Lakum Mina As-Samā'i Mā'an Fa'anbatnā Bihi Ĥadā'iqa Dhāta Bahjatin Mā Kāna Lakum 'An Tunbitū Shajarahā 'A'ilahun Ma`a Al-Lahi Bal Hum Qawmun Ya`dilūna 027.060 Or, Who has created the heavens and the earth, and Who sends you down rain from the sky? Yea, with it We cause to grow well-planted orchards full of beauty of delight: it is not in your power to cause the growth of the trees in them. (Can there be another) god besides God? Nay, they are a people who swerve from justice.
'Amman Ja`ala Al-'Arđa Qarārāan Wa Ja`ala Khilālahā 'Anhārāan Wa Ja`ala Lahā Rawāsiya Wa Ja`ala Bayna Al-Baĥrayni Ĥājizāan 'A'ilahun Ma`a Al-Lahi Bal 'Aktharuhum Lā Ya`lamūna 027.061 Or, Who has made the earth firm to live in; made rivers in its midst; set thereon mountains immovable; and made a separating bar between the two bodies of flowing water? (can there be another) god besides God? Nay, most of them know not.
'Amman Yujību Al-Muđţarra 'Idhā Da`āhu Wa Yakshifu As-Sū'a Wa Yaj`alukum Khulafā'a Al-'Arđi 'A'ilahun Ma`a Al-Lahi Qalīlāan Mā Tadhakkarūna 027.062 Or, Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and Who relieves its suffering, and makes you (mankind) inheritors of the earth? (Can there be another) god besides God? Little it is that ye heed!
'Amman Yahdīkum Fī Žulumāti Al-Barri Wa Al-Baĥri Wa Man Yursilu Ar-Riyāĥa Bushrāan Bayna Yaday Raĥmatihi 'A'ilahun Ma`a Al-Lahi Ta`ālá Al-Lahu `Ammā Yushrikūna 027.063 Or, Who guides you through the depths of darkness on land and sea, and Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy? (Can there be another) god besides God?- High is God above what they associate with Him!
'Amman Yabda'u Al-Khalqa Thumma Yu`īduhu Wa Man Yarzuqukum Mina As-Samā'i Wa Al-'Arđi 'A'ilahun Ma`a Al-Lahi Qul Hātū Burhānakum 'In Kuntum Şādiqīna 027.064 Or, Who originates creation, then repeats it, and who gives you sustenance from heaven and earth? (Can there be another) god besides God? Say, "Bring forth your argument, if ye are telling the truth!"
Qul Lā Ya`lamu Man As-Samāwāti Wa Al-'Arđi Al-Ghayba 'Illā Al-Lahu Wa Mā Yash`urūna 'Ayyāna Yub`athūna 027.065 Say: None in the heavens or on earth, except God, knows what is hidden: nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up (for Judgment).
Bal Addāraka `Ilmuhum Fī Al-'Ākhirati Bal Hum Fī Shakkin Minhā Bal Hum Minhā `Amūna 027.066 Still less can their knowledge comprehend the Hereafter: Nay, they are in doubt and uncertainty thereanent; nay, they are blind thereunto!
Wa Qāla Al-Ladhīna Kafarū 'A'idhā Kunnā Turābāan Wa 'Ābā'uunā 'A'innā Lamukhrajūna 027.067 The Unbelievers say: "What! when we become dust,- we and our fathers,- shall we really be raised (from the dead)?
Laqad Wu`idnā Hādhā Naĥnu Wa 'Ābā'uunā Min Qablu 'In Hādhā 'Illā 'Asāţīru Al-'Awwalīna 027.068 "It is true we were promised this,- we and our fathers before (us): these are nothing but tales of the ancients."
Qul Sīrū Fī Al-'Arđi Fānžurū Kayfa Kāna `Āqibatu Al-Mujrimīna 027.069 Say: "Go ye through the earth and see what has been the end of those guilty (of sin)."
Wa Lā Taĥzan `Alayhim Wa Lā Takun Fī Đayqin Mimmā Yamkurūna 027.070 But grieve not over them, nor distress thyself because of their plots.
Wa Yaqūlūna Matá Hādhā Al-Wa`du 'In Kuntum Şādiqīna 027.071 They also say: "When will this promise (come to pass)? (Say) if ye are truthful."
Qul `Asá 'An Yakūna Radifa Lakum Ba`đu Al-Ladhī Tasta`jilūna 027.072 Say: "It may be that some of the events which ye wish to hasten on may be (close) in your pursuit!"
Wa 'Inna Rabbaka Ladhū Fađlin `Alá An-Nāsi Wa Lakinna 'Aktharahum Lā Yashkurūna 027.073 But verily thy Lord is full of grace to mankind: Yet most of them are ungrateful.
Wa 'Inna Rabbaka Laya`lamu Mā Tukinnu Şudūruhum Wa Mā Yu`linūna 027.074 And verily thy Lord knoweth all that their hearts do hide. As well as all that they reveal.
Wa Mā Min Ghā'ibatin As-Samā'i Wa Al-'Arđi 'Illā Fī Kitābin Mubīnin 027.075 Nor is there aught of the unseen, in heaven or earth, but is (recorded) in a clear record.
'Inna Hādhā Al-Qur'āna Yaquşşu `Alá Banī 'Isrā'īla 'Akthara Al-Ladhī Hum Fīhi Yakhtalifūna 027.076 Verily this Qur'an doth explain to the Children of Israel most of the matters in which they disagree.
Wa 'Innahu Lahudáan Wa Raĥmatun Lilmu'uminīna 027.077 And it certainly is a Guide and a Mercy to those who believe.
'Inna Rabbaka Yaqđī Baynahum Biĥukmihi Wa Huwa Al-`Azīzu Al-`Alīmu 027.078 Verily thy Lord will decide between them by His Decree: and He is Exalted in Might, All-Knowing.
Fatawakkal `Alá Al-Lahi 'Innaka `Alá Al-Ĥaqqi Al-Mubīni 027.079 So put thy trust in God: for thou art on (the path of) manifest Truth.
'Innaka Lā Tusmi`u Al-Mawtá Wa Lā Tusmi`u Aş-Şumma Ad-Du`ā'a 'Idhā Wa Llaw Mudbirīna 027.080 Truly thou canst not cause the dead to listen, nor canst thou cause the deaf to hear the call, (especially) when they turn back in retreat.
Wa Mā 'Anta Bihādī Al-`Umyi `An Đalālatihim 'In Tusmi`u 'Illā Man Yu'uminu Bi'āyātinā Fahum Muslimūna 027.081 Nor canst thou be a guide to the blind, (to prevent them) from straying: only those wilt thou get to listen who believe in Our Signs, and they will bow in Islam.
Wa 'Idhā Waqa`a Al-Qawlu `Alayhim 'Akhrajnā Lahum Dābbatan Mina Al-'Arđi Tukallimuhum 'Anna An-Nāsa Kānū Bi'āyātinā Lā Yūqinūna 027.082 And when the Word is fulfilled against them (the unjust), we shall produce from the earth a beast to (face) them: He will speak to them, for that mankind did not believe with assurance in Our Signs.
Wa Yawma Naĥshuru Min Kulli 'Ummatin Fawjāan Mimman Yukadhdhibu Bi'āyātinā Fahum Yūza`ūna 027.083 One day We shall gather together from every people a troop of those who reject our Signs, and they shall be kept in ranks,-
Ĥattá 'Idhā Jā'ū Qāla 'Akadhdhabtum Bi'āyātī Wa Lam Tuĥīţū Bihā `Ilmāan 'Ammādhā Kuntum Ta`malūna 027.084 Until, when they come (before the Judgment-seat), (God) will say: "Did ye reject My Signs, though ye comprehended them not in knowledge, or what was it ye did?"
Wa Waqa`a Al-Qawlu `Alayhim Bimā Žalamū Fahum Lā Yanţiqūna 027.085 And the Word will be fulfilled against them, because of their wrong-doing, and they will be unable to speak (in plea).
'Alam Yaraw 'Annā Ja`alnā Al-Layla Liyaskunū Fīhi Wa An-Nahāra Mubşirāan 'Inna Fī Dhālika La'āyātin Liqawmin Yu'uminūna 027.086 See they not that We have made the Night for them to rest in and the Day to give them light? Verily in this are Signs for any people that believe!
Wa Yawma Yunfakhu Fī Aş-Şūri Fafazi`a Man As-Samāwāti Wa Man Al-'Arđi 'Illā Man Shā'a Al-Lahu Wa Kullun 'Atawhu Dākhirīna 027.087 And the Day that the Trumpet will be sounded - then will be smitten with terror those who are in the heavens, and those who are on earth, except such as God will please (to exempt): and all shall come to His (Presence) as beings conscious of their lowliness.
Wa Tará Al-Jibāla Taĥsabuhā Jāmidatan Wa Hiya Tamurru Marra As-Saĥābi Şun`a Al-Lahi Al-Ladhī 'Atqana Kulla Shay'in 'Innahu Khabīrun Bimā Taf`alūna 027.088 Thou seest the mountains and thinkest them firmly fixed: but they shall pass away as the clouds pass away: (such is) the artistry of God, who disposes of all things in perfect order: for he is well acquainted with all that ye do.
Man Jā'a Bil-Ĥasanati Falahu Khayrun Minhā Wa Hum Min Faza`in Yawma'idhin 'Āminūna 027.089 If any do good, good will (accrue) to them therefrom; and they will be secure from terror that Day.
Wa Man Jā'a Bis-Sayyi'ati Fakubbat Wujūhuhum Fī An-Nāri Hal Tujzawna 'Illā Mā Kuntum Ta`malūna 027.090 And if any do evil, their faces will be thrown headlong into the Fire: "Do ye receive a reward other than that which ye have earned by your deeds?"
'Innamā 'Umirtu 'An 'A`buda Rabba Hadhihi Al-Baldati Al-Ladhī Ĥarramahā Wa Lahu Kullu Shay'in Wa 'Umirtu 'An 'Akūna Mina Al-Muslimīna 027.091 For me, I have been commanded to serve the Lord of this city, Him Who has sanctified it and to Whom (belong) all things: and I am commanded to be of those who bow in Islam to God's Will,-
Wa 'An 'Atluwa Al-Qur'āna Famani Ahtadá Fa'innamā Yahtadī Linafsihi Wa Man Đalla Faqul 'Innamā 'Anā Mina Al-Mundhirīna 027.092 And to rehearse the Qur'an: and if any accept guidance, they do it for the good of their own souls, and if any stray, say: "I am only a Warner".
Wa Quli Al-Ĥamdu Lillahi Sayurīkum 'Āyātihi Fata`rifūnahā Wa Mā Rabbuka Bighāfilin `Ammā Ta`malūna 027.093 And say: "Praise be to God, Who will soon show you His Signs, so that ye shall know them"; and thy Lord is not unmindful of all that ye do.
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